Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12 vs Karbonn A99 vs Karbonn Smart A5s

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Karbonn
Announced February 2013 October 2013 May 2014
Status Available - February 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black/White White, Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
- -
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 262K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 3.97 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.46% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection - Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h - -